The Department of Linguistics at the United Arab Emirates University is organizing the first conference on Experimental Arabic Linguistics (EXAL-2013). The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars using experimental approaches to address long-standing or new theoretical issues pertaining to the study of language, focusing on Arabic. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):

Liina Pylkkänen, New York University: TBAMichel Paradis, McGill University: 'Bilingual speakers' Implicit and explicit memory in various pathologies: implications for assessment and treatment.'Ghada Khattab, Newcastle University: 'Towards normative data on phonological development in Arabic.'Diogo Almeida, New York University - Abu Dhabi: TBA

For further information about the conference venue, travel and accommodation details please visit our website and the university website at www.uaeu.ac.ae. More information about the conference will be added to the conference website as it becomes available.